NIGERIA

Federal Republic of Nigeria · NG / NGA / 566

ISO 3166-1 NGA · 566

Nigeria is a western africa country in Africa. It has a population of 195,874,740, uses NGN, speaks English.

Population 195,874,740

Area (km²) 923,768

Capital Abuja

Region Western Africa

All facts

fields

ISO alpha-3: NGA
ISO numeric: 566
Calling code: +234
TLD: .ng
Driving side: —
Currencies: NGN
Languages: eng
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇳🇬

Cities

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Lagos Lagos 15,388,000

Kano Kano State 4,910,000

Ibadan Oyo State 3,649,000

Abuja FCT 2,690,000

Port Harcourt Rivers State 2,120,000

Kaduna Kaduna State 1,850,000

Benin City Edo State 1,782,000

Onitsha Anambra 1,553,000

Aba Abia State 1,160,000

Maiduguri Borno State 1,110,000

Ilorin Kwara State 1,080,000

Sokoto Sokoto 1,040,000

Jos Plateau State 1,040,000

Zaria Kaduna State 980,000

Enugu Enugu State 950,000

Warri Delta 910,000

Oyo Oyo State 736,072

Abeokuta Ogun State 735,000

Akure Ondo State 730,000

Bauchi Bauchi 693,700

Katsina Katsina State 670,000

Osogbo Osun State 645,000

Ile-Ife Osun State 560,000

Gombe Gombe State 560,000

Ajegunle Lagos 550,000

Owerri Imo State 545,000

Calabar Cross River State 540,000

Ebute Ikorodu Lagos 535,619

Okene Kogi State 479,178

Ikare Ondo State 465,000

Yola Adamawa 460,000

Uyo Akwa Ibom State 436,606

Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State 435,000

Ogbomoso Oyo State 433,030

Minna Niger State 425,000

Lekki Lagos 401,272

Bida Niger State 400,000

Makurdi Benue State 390,000

Ondo Ondo State 375,000

Umuahia Abia State 370,000

Iseyin Oyo State 365,300

Yenagoa Bayelsa State 365,000

Gboko Benue State 365,000

Ijebu Ode Ogun State 360,000

Obalende Lagos 342,000

Medium airport

YOL

Yola Airport

Medium airport

Universities

linked

Abia State Polytechnic

abiapoly.edu.ng

Abia State University

absu.edu.ng

ABTI American University of Nigeria

aun.edu.ng

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

atbu.edu.ng

Adamawa State University

adsu.edu.ng

Adekunle Ajasin University

aaua.edu.ng

Adeleke University

adelekeuniversity.edu.ng

Adeyemi College of Education

aceondo-ng.com

Afe Babalola University

abuad.edu.ng

African University of Science and Technology

aust-abuja.org

Ahmadu Bello University

abu.edu.ng

Ajayi Crowther University

acu.edu.ng

Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana

polyunwana.net

Akwa Ibom State University of Technology

akutech.edu.ng

Al-hikmah University

alhikmah.edu.ng

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Nigeria use?: NGN.
What languages are spoken in Nigeria?: English.
What is the capital of Nigeria?: Abuja.
How many cities are in Nigeria?: 917 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/NG

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    "iso_numeric": "566",
    "common_name": "Nigeria",
    "official_name": "Federal Republic of Nigeria",
    "capital": "Abuja",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Western Africa",
    "population": 195874740,
    "flag_emoji": "🇳🇬",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+234"
    ],
    "tld": [
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    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/ng.svg",
    "area": 923768.0,
    "latitude": 10.0,
    "longitude": 8.0,
    "languages": {
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